Aurora man injured after car falls on head, chest

An Aurora man was critically injured this afternoon when his car fell on his head and chest while he was working underneath it, police said.

The incident happened at about 12:15 p.m. at the man's home in the 400 block of Spencer Street, according to Aurora police.

The 20-year-old man had jacked up his Nissan Altima sedan on a patch of muddy ground in his yard. He was working on the underside of the car when the jacks slipped and the vehicle fell on him, police said.

The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said.